Latest health stories and updates from Columbus Times.
Georgia has spent nearly $166 million on a Medicaid program designed to provide health insurance to low-income adults, b...
Oct. 15, 2026
Georgia health officials have confirmed a new measles case in an unvaccinated resident of Macon County, bringing the sta...
Oct. 13, 2026
If you have Medicare, the next few weeks matter for your wallet. Medicare open enrollment runs Thursday, Oct. 15, throug...
Oct. 7, 2026
Columbus adults face higher-than-average rates of some of the most serious chronic diseases, and many people who have th...
Oct. 5, 2026
Flu season is coming, and the West Central Health District, which serves Columbus and 15 surrounding counties, is urging...
Oct. 2, 2026
The Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program is a covered Medicare benefit that gives you practical tools, personalized supp...
Oct. 2, 2026
Georgia has now confirmed 21 measles cases this year, more than double the state's total for all of 2025, after the Geor...
Oct. 1, 2026
A measles outbreak tied to a daycare in metro Atlanta has grown to eight cases, the Georgia Department of Public Health...
Sept. 30, 2026
Columbus, Ga. (Sept. 25, 2026) — The Safe Sleep Community Council, comprised of representatives from organizations like...
Sept. 28, 2026
Columbus, Ga. (Sept. 22, 2026) — When registered nurse Katy McRae recently joined more than 115 people for the signing o...
Sept. 22, 2026
Atlanta, GA, September 17, 2026 – As part of its statewide commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the United States,...
Sept. 17, 2026
Georgia has confirmed eight human cases of West Nile virus this year, including one death, and state health officials ex...
Sept. 16, 2026
Columbus, Ga. (Sept. 15, 2026) — The John B. Amos Cancer Center and Piedmont Oncology welcome breast surgeons Linh O’Con...
Sept. 15, 2026
Over the past year, a series of deaths has shaken Black communities across the country: a young man found hanging near a...
Sept. 14, 2026
Muscogee County, Ga. (Sept. 4, 2026) — Piedmont Columbus Regional has named Lieutenant Ray Thornton with the Muscogee Co...
Sept. 12, 2026
In 2021, the national maternal mortality rate was 32.9 deaths per 100,000 live births. Women in rural areas, with popula...
March 27, 2026
Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, the immunologist who played a key role in developing the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, continues her...
July 13, 2025
The Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia announced its annual gala, 'A Winter Wonderland, All for You,' to raise awareness...
July 8, 2025
Piedmont Columbus Regional Medical Center celebrated the graduation of 12 new nurse residents who completed an intensive...
June 27, 2025
Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, President of Morehouse School of Medicine, continues her pioneering work in cardiovascular...
June 20, 2025
Medical schools across the nation report record-breaking enrollment of Black students, with a 21% increase over the past...
June 19, 2025